# Accident 19730902039119A: Cessna A185E, Yakutat, AK, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Bush Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70269, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70269-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,830 total, 305 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902039119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC74DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG48), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 185 (N70269), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70269 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781015043689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015043689A), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna A185E (N70269), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Float equipped-recovery date 10/19/78.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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